CPD in Human Factors in Design and Operations
Warrington
Warrington
WA4 6HL
United Kingdom
What You Will Learn :
- Analyse the role of HF in systems engineering in order to achieve safe and effective designs, systems and processes
- Evaluate the human characteristics which influence a user’s experience of the workplace environment to ensure it is comfortable, healthy, safe and effective (accounting for physical and psychological capabilities and limitations)
- Appraise human reliability and performance using appropriate methods in order to develop measures to reduce the likelihood of human error
Description
Developed by practitioners for practitioners, TÜV Rheinland Risktec CPDs in Risk and Safety Management are designed to help risk and safety professionals certify their skills and prove their commitment to the industry.
The course is delivered entirely by distance learning, giving learners the opportunity to study part-time and to plan their study around their professional and personal commitments. Risktec offers a choice of 23 different CPD topics, and each course lasts 8 weeks.
The CPD courses are suitable for any professional seeking to implement practical risk management in high hazard industries, including oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, nuclear, mining, transportation, conventional power and renewables.
The learning outcomes of the Human Factors in Design and Operations CPD course are:
- Analyse the role of HF in systems engineering in order to achieve safe and effective designs, systems and processes
- Evaluate the human characteristics which influence a user’s experience of the workplace environment to ensure it is comfortable, healthy, safe and effective (accounting for physical and psychological capabilities and limitations)
- Evaluate human error types (including violation) and their potential causes
- Appraise human reliability and performance using appropriate methods in order to develop measures to reduce the likelihood of human error
And the course consists of the following topics:
- Introduction to Human Factors
- Human Factors integration (HFI)
- Human Factors support to the design lifecycle for high hazard industries
- Defining human error
- Human error and violations
- Human Reliability Analysis (HRA)